Milestone: Glass art sculpture to be dedicated

Published 8:40 am Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The City Arts Advisory Commission will hold a dedication ceremony at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, to commemorate the installation of a glass art sculpture in memory of Bobbi Burkett, at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.

Bob Rigg of Seattle Glassblowing Studio designed and constructed the piece.

The event is part of the First Friday Art Walk. (Read more about the Art Walk on B-10.)

The sculpture was donated by Steve Burkett, who retired as Sequim city manager on June 30, 2015, as a memorial to his late wife Bobbi. The piece of art consists of 10 colorful glass plates mounted on a metal armature. The sculpture will be permanently installed in the southeast corner of the Civic Center lobby.

About $11,000 was raised by the community through a fund created by the Olympic View Community Foundation for the sculpture.